Water was surging through an Uptown neighborhood Monday afternoon after a water main break near a drainage project on Louisiana Avenue.

Water was surging through an Uptown neighborhood Monday afternoon after a water main break near a drainage project on Louisiana Avenue.

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Updated: 9:34 AM CDT May 17, 2016

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WEBVTT CASEY: THAT'S HOW MOST PEOPLEWORKING OR LIVING ON COLISEUMSTREET DESCRIBED THE WATER THATWENT RUSHING INTO THE STREETMONDAY AFTERNOON.LIKE THE RIVER. I WENT TO GET LUNCH, AND WHENI CAME BACK, THE CARS WEREBACKING DOWN THE STREET.THEY COULD NOT GET DOWN THESTREET BECAUSE THE LATTER WASBASICALLY A RIVER -- WATER WASBASICALLY A RIVER.CASEY: THESE ARE PICTURES SENTINTO THE STATION.AN ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERSPOKESPERSON SAYS A CONSTRUCTIONCREW WAS WORKING ON THE LARGESCALE UNDERGROUND DRAINAGEPROJECT ON LOUISIANA AVENUE.WHEN THEY HIT A 12-INCH WATERLINE UNDERGROUND. I WAS CALLING PATIENTS,SAYING, WHAT KIND OF CAR ARE YOUDRIVING?THE STREET FROM THE DRIVEWAYDOWN TO LOUISIANA IS FLOODED.I HAD TO RESCHEDULE PATIENTS.CASEY THE CREW WORKED TO PREPARE: THE WATER MAIN BREAK QUICKLY.THE SEWERAGE AND WATER BOARDRECEIVED A REPORT OF POSSIBLESEWAGE LEAKING IN THE AREA BUTAN OFFICIAL CAME OUT TO CONFIRMTHERE WERE NO BUSTED SEWERLINES.THOUGH THE LATTER DID GO OUT --DOWN THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON,YOU CAN SEE THE WATER LINE.RESIDENTS SAID THE STANDINGWATER IS SOMETHING THEY HAVE TODEAL WITH MORE FREQUENTLY.THOUGH THE CONSTRUCTION CREW HADSOMEONE DIRECTING TRAFFIC,NEIGHBORS SAY THEY'RE OFTENTELLING CARS TO STEER CLEAR .>> WHICH IS DANGEROUS, SOMEPEOPLE WILL BE TURNING INTO THEONE-WAY STREET AND YOU COULDHAVE A ONE-WAY COLLISION -- HADON COLLISION.CASEY RESIDENTS HAVE MADE CALLS: TO THE CITY TO REPORT THE POORDRAINAGE IN THE AREA AND SAY ITGETS BAD EVERY TIME IT RAINS.>> IS A DRAIN BY THE CORNER OFLOUISIANA THAT IS CALLED.IT IS SOLID.IT WOULD BE NICE TO NOT WORRYABOUT, WHEN IT DRIZZLES, IS MYCAR GOT TO GET WATER IN IT?CASEY: THE CITY SPOKESPERSON

Uptown drainage causing headaches for neighbors after waterline break

Water was surging through an Uptown neighborhood Monday afternoon after a water main break near a drainage project on Louisiana Avenue.